Category: Tips

  • 9 Cloud-based Apps to Increase Your Productivity

    As we all know, cloud storage and cloud backups are great ways to keep all your files and information easy-at-hand and also secure. Google Drive, Dropbox, and other storage services are integral parts to many people’s daily work flow. But when you combine ever smarter smart phones and cloud systems, you can really get stuff…

  • Back to School – Best Cloud Storage for Students

    It’s that time of year again! Students of all ages are headed back to the classroom. This means more projects and papers but also notes and other files depending on the teacher and the subject. So where is the best place to stare all these files you’re bound to accumulate?   Dropbox When I was…

  • IF and DO Recipes for Cloud Storage

    IFTTT (If This Then That) is a helpful little app system. It uses other apps and actions (called “channels”) to create automated input and output recipes for your mobile devices and computers. Although previously IFTTT was one app, his has now split into a few different services like IF, featuring the traditional input/output recipes, and…

  • Most Affordable Cloud Storage Options for Android

    If you’re the kind of person who needs their documents on-the-go or takes a lot of pictures from your phone, mobile-friendly cloud storage is very important. But sometimes it can be expensive! So today I’m going to outline some of the more affordable cloud storage options for you Android users out there.   Dropbox Dropbox…

  • Cloud-based Comics Readers

    If you travel a lot it can be tough to keep up with all the news issues of your favorite comic series. And as time goes on, more and more people want to digitize their comics collection. With a cloud-based comics reader app you can read all your comics while on the go, even your…

  • How the Cloud Can Help Your Podcast

    I spend a lot of time listening to and working on podcasts. It’s one of my favorite hobbies. It can be pretty difficult to know where to start and what tools to use, though. Without cloud storage and backup services, podcasting would be even more difficult! Here’s some ways to use cloud technologies to get…

  • 4 Services to Transfer Files Between Cloud Storage Systems

    At some point you may find yourself needing to transfer files between different cloud storage providers. There’s many reasons this might be: you’ve run out of space on one provider and need to move some files or maybe you just want to switch to another provider entirely. Moving your files from one provider to another…

  • Backing Up Bookmarks in Internet Explorer

    Windows 10 is going to be shuttling in a new Microsoft experience for Windows users – and that includes those of you who use Internet Explorer. The future for the much-maligned browser is not entirely clear but Microsoft has revealed that they are working on a new browser for Windows 10. It’s best to back…

  • Backing Up Bookmarks in Safari

    If you use a Mac, you have probably used Safari at some point and might even be using it now. If you want to make backups of your Safari bookmarks, you have a few more steps to go through than some other internet browsers, but it’s easy enough if you know where to go.  …

  • Dropbox File Requests

    While it might seem that everyone has a Dropbox account, that is not actually true and sometimes you need to collect files from people who do not have a Dropbox account or for a specific reason. Email has its limits and collecting larger files from many different people can be a nightmare with files occasionally…